Since Descartes famously proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am," science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person’s true being. Even modern neuroscience has tended, until recently, to concentrate on the cognitive aspects of brain function, disregarding emotions. This attitude began to change with the publication of Descartes’ Error in 1995. Antonio Damasio—"...(展开全部)

In the centuries since Descartes famously proclaimed, 'I think, therefore I am,' science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person's true being. Even modern neuroscience has tended until recently to concentrate on the cognitive aspects of brain function, disregarding emotions. This attitude began to change with the publication of "Descartes' Error". Antonio Damasi...(展开全部)

In this wondrously lucid and engaging book, renowned neurologist Antonio Damasio demonstrates what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking. Descartes' Error takes the reader on an enthralling journey of scientific discovery, starting with the case of Phineas Gage--a construction foreman who in 1848 survived a freak acci...(展开全部)

There are myriad questions that emerge when one considers emotions and decision-making: What produces emotions? Why do we have emotions? How do we have emotions? Why do emotional states feel like something? What is the relationship between emotion, reward value, and subjective feelings of pleasure? How is the value of 'good' represented in the brain? Will neuroeconomics replace...(展开全部)

作者簡介 J. L. Schellenberg 當代最著名的宗教哲學家之一。英國牛津大學哲學博士，現為加拿大聖文森山大學哲學教授（Mount Saint Vincent University）、戴爾豪斯大學（Dalhousie University）兼任教授。著有《神的隱匿與人的理性》、《演化的宗教》、《懷疑的智慧》等9本重要宗教哲學專著，其中《神的隱匿與人的理性》一書提出了「上帝隱匿論證」，被譽為當代宗教哲學最重要的幾本經典著作之一，並成為近年多本國際學術文集、期刊專刊的討論專題。 譯者簡介 陳樂知 臺灣大學哲學系副教授、澳洲雪梨大學哲學博士。現為臺大傳統與科學形上學研究中心（TSM）執行長；臺灣邏輯、方法論、科學與科技哲學學會（LMPST Taiwan）祕書長。專長為心智哲學、形上學、宗教哲學與自然主義哲學，曾於國際頂尖哲學期刊如Oxf...(展开全部)

Our brains were designed for tribal life, for getting along with a select group of others (Us) and for fighting off everyone else (Them). But modern times have forced the world’s tribes into a shared space, resulting in epic clashes of values along with unprecedented opportunities. As the world shrinks, the moral lines that divide us become more salient and more puzzling. We fi...(展开全部)

作者简介 卡尔·戴瑟罗思（Karl Deisseroth），美国神经学家、斯坦福大学精神病学和行为科学教授。他以提出 CLARITY 技术和光遗传学方法，以及研究功能障碍的神经和精神疾病而闻名，被誉为“光遗传学之父”。 译者简介 吴承瀚，浙江大学医学院附属第二医院神经外科主治医师，特聘研究员，研究生导师，留学生班主任。北京大学医学部临床医学学士，上海交通大学医学院神经外科硕士，比利时鲁汶大学医学院神经科学博士，美国斯坦福大学医学院神经外科博士后。

On a brutal winter's day in 1650 in Stockholm, the Frenchman René Descartes, the most influential and controversial thinker of his time, was buried after a cold and lonely death far from home. Sixteen years later, the French Ambassador Hugues de Terlon secretly unearthed Descartes' bones and transported them to France. Why would this devoutly Catholic official care so much ab...(展开全部)

The earthly remains of René Descartes have been disinterred several times since his death in 1650, and with each disturbance, some of his bones vanished into the hands of venerators. The irony of the material legacy of the philosopher of reason being regarded similarly to the relics of saints is not lost on Shorto, who pairs a detective narrative with his thoughts about what th...(展开全部)